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Kevin Hamm

Democratic · Montana · 2026

On the November 3 ballot for Public Service Commission District 5, Montana

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Public Service Commission District 5
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Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Opposes the Commission's recent decision to raise NorthWestern Energy's residential base rates and to shift more risk for the utility's energy buying decisions onto ratepayers, and wants a commission that prioritizes families over utility profits
  • Wants the state to build out wind, solar, and storage capacity as part of Montana's electricity generation future
Biography

Kevin Hamm is a small business owner and community organizer who has called Montana home since childhood, per his campaign site. He has served on community boards including the Queen City Ballet and Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies, and founded the Happiness and Joy Foundation, a nonprofit that has directed the Montana Pride celebration for more than a decade. He founded Studio 19 in 2010, which manages live video production for Frontier Conference athletics and streaming for Carroll College, and later launched Auxilyum Technologies, an information technology support company for small businesses, per the same source.

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Public Service Commission District 5Montana · 2026Flathead County sample ballot

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